Energy efficiency expert Bill Neukrantz will share his tips for cutting your home energy usage in half. Info: administrator@firstjefferson.org or 682-465-0021.

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Learn practical best green living practices. Hear from experts in the field and meet local environmentalists. Volunteer to share Plano’s message of sustainable lifestyles. Meets Thursdays. Free. Info: Melinda Haggerty, 972-769-4391, or Nancy Casillas, 972-769-4313.

Learn practical best green living practices. Hear from experts in the field and meet local environmentalists. Volunteer to share Plano’s message of sustainable lifestyles. Meets Tuesdays. Free. Info: Melinda Haggerty, 972-769-4391, or Nancy Casillas, 972-769-4313.

The 13^th Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair is co-organized by the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association and the Texas Center for Policy Studies.  See new ideas in action, to taste, test, explore and interact with products and services for living sustainably. Friday & Sunday: $10. Saturday: $12. Weekend Pass: $25.

Free green expo hosted by the the city of Garland, GISD, Baylor Garland and the Garland Chamber of Commerce.  Exhibitors will provide information on water and electric conservation, water pollution, recycling, safety, gardening and green alternatives.  Free health screenings, information and flu vaccinations will also be available. The H20 5K race starts at 8:15 a.m.

Karen Benson, LEED AP BD+C, will provide an opportunity to learn about Indoor Air Quality in order to raise awareness of the benefits of green practices in your home, encourage creativity in sustainable design and highlight simple steps that can be taken to improve IAQ. In addition, a closer look at Indoor Environmental Quality and why IEQ important across the nation. Free.

Learn about converting to sun power. Free. Info: Melinda Haggerty, 972-769-4391, or Nancy Casillas, 972-769-4313

Interested in saving water indoors? Discover how easy it is to find and fix common water leaks in your home. Explore the water conservation features of Plano’s Environmental Education Center to learn how to further your water conservation efforts. Free.

Photo presentation by Dan Lepinski, whose job as a solar energy design engineer let him travel extensively throughout many foreign countries. He will share photos from his extensive picture collection of renewable energy around the world. Free.

Conference to inform and educate builders/developers, engineers, planners, decision makers, architects, landscape architects and others about innovative new design elements and strategies to better integrate green infrastructure, especially trees, into economic development.  

Keynote speaker is James Urban, FASLA, a nationally recognized leader in urban design, well-known author and visiting lecturer at Harvard University Graduate School of Design will speak on designing the difficult urban environment to be 'tree-centric' and allow trees to thrive. 

Additional speakers include:  Dr. Fouad Jaber, Texas A&M; Alan Hoffmann, Alan Hoffmann Company, sustainable builder of residential and commercial properties, and Matt Grubisich, Texas Trees Foundation Urban Forester.

Cost: $75, includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks.